Can i watch sky player on pc???

muzer


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 11:57

Sorry but i bet you have been asked this a hundred times. Can i what sky player on pc and what will i need to do? We coming out for a few weeks to our place If it is ever ready at Crystal Bay Park.

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 1193

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 12:29

Only if you have a proxy UK server and a really fast internet connection - basically no

muzer


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 23:08

cheers worth a try

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 523

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 09:24

Could you not save the downloaded prog. and then watch it on your Pc?

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 5081

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 10:59

re msg 1 Muser:



The answer is YES..you can use your SKY player and watch SKY, BBC / ITV etc during your stay.



1/ You'll need an ADSL / Wireless / 3G connection for "fast" internet



2/ Before you go you'll need a UK VPN ( virtual private network) connection setup..



We can supply you one for a month



Send me a pm - my email addy is in my profile

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 1193

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:01

MM nice to see you on again you have been quiet, but will it work with a 512 connection?

muzer


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:24

Can someone get intouch with mmm for me as a new member i can not get his email address cheers

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 5081

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:42

Hi Hippo



re msg 6



Been in "Russia" on and off for two days...



glad to be back home.. waiting in queues to renew My Wife and Step-son's passports and dealing with Ru "red tape" NOT my idea of fun ;)



I'm guessing you'll be on the water, soon?



re msg7



I have emailed the email address in your profile

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 5081

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:46

re msg 6



Hippo



re 512 connection



They'd be able to download overnight and watch without stutter !

crystallady


Joined: 16/04/2008
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 12:44

mmmmmm



I'm not at all technical so i apologise if this is a silly question - if you have an internet connection in TRNC & your laptop has sky player installed on it, why do you need a VPN ?

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 1193

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 13:10

because bbc itv recognises your ISP as not in UK therefore it is contary to thier Licence -is that correct MM

crystallady


Joined: 16/04/2008
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 13:25

So, if I create a VPN from my laptop to my main pc at home, that would work?

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 5081

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 13:38

Re 10-12



Cystallady / Hippo



You need a VPN as the Beb / SKY / ITV / C4 etc, allow allow connections that appear to be UK based.



Actually, you DON't need a UK TV license to watch iplayer / skyplayer -if it is you only means of viewing.



Heard it on a Radio 2 prog - legal eagle got the admission from TV licensing bod.



You can create a vpn to your own pc back in the UK, but I'm guessing you don't have the UPLINK bandwidth that a dedicated VPN server - directly connected to a major internet backbone has.. :(



Most Cables cos offer up to 500 kps max and ADSL c. 360 kps



Now IF you had SDL - same up and down speed... and no cap on your traffic - YES it would work.



Very few ppl have the luxury of such a connection..



The key to success is the UP speed for the UK and if you want live UK tv a 1.5mps connection at the receiving end.. if not, then downloading - for later playback, rather than streaming is still the way to go.